convert all the keys to *****

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how can i convert all the keys for the user how enter for example his passwort
to char ********...

The date type is important for strings, as well as malloc() and other functions, so I guess they chose the route of defining it quite a few times as opposed to just keeping it in one header file that all the others would be dependent upon.